The 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF43) will open on March 18 with the world premiere of Bodies at Rest, Renny Harlin’s Chinese language crime thriller starring Nick Cheung and Richie Jen.
Film Festivals
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43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival to Open with BODIES AT REST and Close with BY THE GRACE OF GOD
Bodies at Rest directed by Renny Harlin
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Ralph Fiennes to Receive Prestigious Volta Award at Dublin International Film Festival
THE WHITE CROW directed by RALPH FIENNES Ralph Fiennes will be presented with the Volta Award, the most prestigious award at the 2019 Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival, by Irish actor John Kavanagh who Fiennes directed in The Invisible Woman after a screening of The White Crow. The film tells the story of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev’s defection to the West and which Fiennes both directed and stars in. Alongside Carlos Acosta’s Yuli it is one of two ballet themed films at this year’s festival.
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BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival Unveils 2019 Lineup, Closes with JEREMIAH TERMINATOR LEROY Starring Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart
Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy From March 21st to 31st , the 33rd edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Film Festival will showcase the best in contemporary global LGBTQ+ films, over 50 features, more than 80 shorts and a wide range of special events, guest appearances, club nights and much more.
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Jan Haaken’s OUR BODIES OUR DOCTORS to Premiere at Portland International Film Festival on International Women’s Day
Our Bodies, Our Doctors Jan Haaken’s latest documentary feature, Our Bodies, Our Doctors will premiere at the 42nd Annual Portland International Film Festival on International Women’s Day – Friday March 8, 2019.
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2019 New Directors/New Films Announces Lineup, Opens with CLEMENCY Starring Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard and Alex Castillo appear in Clemency by Chinonye Chokwu This year’s lineup for the 48th annual New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), March 27 to April 7, will introduce 24 features and 11 short films to New York audiences, with 15 films directed or co-directed by women, and 11 works by first-time feature filmmakers.
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Cleveland International Film Festival to Open with THE ETRUSCAN SMILE, Close with THE PUBLIC
The Etruscan Smile The 43rd Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF43) will kick-off its 12-day run on Wednesday, March 27 with THE ETRUSCAN SMILE, a story of love and forgiveness. Produced by multiple Academy Award winner Arthur Cohn and co-directed by Mihal Brezis & Oded Binnun, thefilm follows the story of Rory MacNeil, an old-fashioned Scottish man who travels from his beloved and beautifully slow-paced home on Hebridean Island to seek medical treatment in fast-paced, high-tech San Francisco. Rory finds himself and his world transformed when he moves in with his estranged son and forms an unbreakable bond with his grandson. The film, based on the bestselling book, La Sonrisa Etrusca, by Jose Louis Sampedro, stars a bevy of acclaimed and talented actors including Brian Cox, Rosanna Arquette, Thora Birch, JJ Feild, Peter Coyote, and Treat Williams.
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42nd Portland International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Opens with AMATEURS
Amateurs (Amatörer) directed by Gabriela Pichler The Northwest Film Center revealed the 42nd Portland International Film Festival (PIFF 42) lineup. This year’s Festival begins on Thursday, March 7th and will run through Thursday, March 21st.
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Documentary Films on David Crosby and Beto O’Rourke to Open and Close 2019 Sun Valley Film Festival Lineup
David Crosby in David Crosby: Remember My Name The 2019 Sun Valley Film Festival will open with the documentary David Crosby: Remember My Name with director A.J. Eaton attending, and close with the HBO documentary Running with Beto directed by David Modigliani. The festival will screen two world premieres documentaries Apollo: Missions to the Moon and Hostile Planet: Mountains.
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2019 Berlin International Film Festival Awards – SYNONYMS Wins Golden Bear
Synonymes | Synonyms | Synonyme by: Nadav Lapid. Quentin Dolmaire, Tom Mercier, Louise Chevillotte © Guy Ferrandis / SBS Films Synonymes (Synonyms) by Nadav Lapid won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival. Based on his own experiences, Nadav Lapid explores the challenges of putting down roots in a new place.
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Maryam Zaree’s BORN IN EVIN Wins Compass-Perspektive-Award for Best Film at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Born In Evin. Regie/director: Maryam Zaree. Foto/photo: © Tondowski Films On the final evening of Perspektive Deutsches Kino at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, the Compass-Perspektive-Award 2019 for the best film was presented to the film Born in Evin by Maryam Zaree. The award is endowed with prize money, and as a trophy, the director received a real compass, which is intended to serve as symbolic orientation and show her the direction to take going into the future.
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37 SECONDS and TALKING ABOUT TREES Win Panorama Audience Awards at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
37 Seconds by HIKARI The 21st Panorama Audience Awards of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival went to 37 Seconds for best fiction film and Talking About Trees for best documentary. The awards are presented by the Berlinale Panorama section.
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A COLONY and A FIRST FAREWELL Win Generation Kplus Jury Awards at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
A Colony (Une colonie) by Geneviève Dulude De Celles A Colony (Une colonie) by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles of Canada was awarded the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in Generation Kplus by the Children’s Jury at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival. The Grand Prix of the Generation Kplus International Jury for the Best Feature Film went to A First Farewell (Di yi ci de li bie) by Wang Lina, People’s Republic of China.